City/State

Norfolk, VA

Overview

Work Shift

Third (Nights) (United States of America)

Sentara is hiring a Night Shift Inpatient Clinical Pharmacist at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital!

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Status: Full Time (80 hrs/biweekly)

Shift: Night -7 on/7 off- 12 hour shifts

Hours: 1900-0700

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Required qualifications:

• BLD - Bachelor's Level Degree- Pharmacy

• Virginia Pharmacist license REQUIRED

• Basic Life Support (BLS) - Certification - American Heart Association (AHA) REQUIRED within 6 months of hire

Preferred qualifications:

• Prior hospital experience for 2 years min strongly preferred

Job responsibilities:

• Manages patient drug therapy in accordance with the medical staff approved clinical practice standards

• Maintains current knowledge of drug use through continuing education.

• Serves as the primary resource for drug information within the hospital

• Assures the appropriateness of all physician medication orders

• Precept pharmacy students as assigned.

About Sentara Norfolk General Hospital

Sentara Norfolk General Hospital is the region’s first Magnet Hospital.  This is a 525-bed medical center, and home to the area's only Level I Trauma Center, Burn Trauma Unit and Nationally Ranked Heart Program. In addition to a first rate heart program, the hospital is home to Nightingale Regional Air Ambulance and several dedicated facilities and specialized services. Sentara Norfolk General also serves as the primary teaching hospital for undergraduate and graduate education for the adjacent Eastern Virginia Medical School.

Benefits

Sentara offers an attractive array of full-time benefits to include Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Sick, Parental and Caregiver Leave, Educational Assistance, Emergency Back-Up Care and other family benefits, a 401k/403B with matching funds, 401a, Performance Plus Bonus, Career Advancement Opportunities, Work Perks, and more. 

Our success is supported by a family-friendly culture that encourages community involvement and creates unlimited opportunities for development and growth. 

We welcome you to be a part of an excellent healthcare organization that cares about our People, Quality, Patient Safety, Service, and Integrity.  Join a team that has a mission to improve health every day and a vision to be the healthcare choice of the communities that we serve!

Keywords: Pharmacy, Inpatient, Pharmacist, Pharm D; Clinical Pharmacist, Inpatient Pharmacist, Inpatient Pharmacy

Job Summary

Manages patient drug therapy in accordance with the medical staff approved clinical practice standards. Maintains current knowledge of drug use through continuing education. Serves as the primary resource for drug information within the hospital. Assures the appropriateness of all physician medication orders.

BLS required within six months of hire. Please note: Clinical Pharmacists working in Sentara Rx (0014891) are excluded from the BLS requirement. Will consider new graduated pharmacists and pharmacists not licensed in Virginia/NC due to relocation. Must have Virginia and North Carolina license within 90 days of Sentara start date.

Qualifications:

BLD - Bachelor's Level Degree: Pharmacy (Required)

Basic Life Support (BLS) - Certification - American Heart Association (AHA) RQI, Pharmacist License (RPh) - State license - North Carolina Board of Pharmacy (NCBOP), Pharmacist License (RPh) - State license - Other/National, Pharmacist License (RPh) - State license - Virginia Department of Health Professionals (VADHP)

Skills

Communication, Complex Problem Solving, Critical Thinking, Mathematics

Sentara Healthcare prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000-member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.

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